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Off sick / new job offer
Hi All, I would be very grateful for any advice anyone can give me as it's not something I've had to deal with before and I need to make some speedy decisions. A month ago I had an accident and broke my arm, it was healing well or so I thought until I went for a follow up xray this week, the docs weren't satisfied and now…
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Are you a driving instructor? How much do you earn?
How much does a driving instructor earn? I've heard they make around £30k but a new instructor would best go through a school in which case they make as little as £15k a year after all the costs such as fuel, maintenance, servicing, repairs, etc. Of course after about two years you could go it alone and then realistically…
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Quit job and have no money at all
I was working for a business a year and quit my job. I have been paying national insurance for 3 years. I never saved my money and have very little to live on. Since I quit my job I don't think I will be able to claim JSA for 26 weeks. I am single with no kids. What am I able to do, starve, pull a job out of the air. I…
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Advice: Doing a managers role for 6 months with no promotion
Hi, wondering if anyone can help me out. For the last 6 months I have taken the role of my manager, including managing a less experienced colleague. This was because my manager had taken on another role himself. Initially I did this with a view to impressing and getting a promotion. However circumstances in the business…
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Interview Nerves - Has anyone tried hypnotherapy?
I have a very important interview next week and my nervousness always lets me down so I have booked for a session the day before. Has anyone else done this and did it help?
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Advise on late payment of Salary
Hi, After a bit of advise. Now the employees of the business I work for pays the salaries staff on the last working day of the money. Therefore we should get paid tonight at midnight. We have received a e-mail and letter stating that: 'I am extremely sorry to have to advise you that we have experienced a technical problem…
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Violence at work
I have a friend who worked at a retail place; he had been working there for about 4 months, part time. Recently he was abused over the phone by his manager (swearing etc). Lately, the manager confronted him on something and slapped him. My friend took exception to this and reported it to the police. Obviously he is now too…
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How to become a Nurse
Hi I want to be a Nurse but didn't make the grades to get into University. I have been recommended to do an 'Access Course' first which will get me in. Has anyone done a Access course? Many thanks in advance Sabrina
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Final paycheck - taxed £500?
Hi I have just received my final pay slip. I was dismissed due to illness and my pay slip is for £2,300 as it includes notice pay, my usual wage is £1200 and I pay £180 tax usually Does anyone know what to do? :( Thanks
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Unofficial job offer
A US company told me that they are giving me an unofficial job offer as they feel I am the best candidate. They cannot confirm until their US HQ has approved which is why it is unofficial. Has anyone else has experience with this? When googling I seem to get only American sites discussing unofficial job offers. Do you…
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will they know?
I am planning to start a second job, but I wouldn't like my first employer to know. Will they ever know?
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Being Paid Less Than The Published Salary Scales
Hi, I’ve been employed at a large organisation for the last 5 years. I was taken on in a lower management type role and haven’t been formally promoted since I started at the organisation. The organisation that I work for has always published (on the internal intranet) salary scales for many of the junior grades but…
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Breach of Contract
My son has been out of work for about four months and has applied for a number of jobs, recently he went to two interviews and was immediately offered a job in the interview, he accepted and filled out the relevant HR documents. The second interview has now come back with a much more suitable job offer, and really wants to…
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Advice needed: Don't like my new work and would like to go back to old company
Hi all, I recently joined a new company and I am not feeling easy about this new job. It's a small company compared to a bigger one I used to work for. I joined the company to grow and learn more except the company is so small and they are a bit unorganised. I suppose this is natural for a small company, however I…
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Barmaid to Banker - Career Path Advice please?
I am not completely sure that this is the right place for this but it seems a reasonable place to start. I graduated 2 years ago in 2013 from an average university with a 2:2 in BBusines and i am still working in pubs. I have beem drifting, I've no excuse, I didn't know what I wanted to do and i was lazy. I now know that I…
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Anybody applied to jobs at the new John Lewis store in Birmingham
Hi Folks Has anybody applied to jobs at the new John Lewis store in Birmingham? The reason why I'm asking is that I've been on their website and there are no jobs available! I was under the impression that it is going to be a very large store that is opening soon !!
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Does anyone/has anyone volunteered for CAB?
Just looking for experiences really. What is the interview like? Is there a chance it will lead on to a job?
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Should i ask for pay increase
Okay so I think I deserve a pay increase in work ... But don't know how to go about it .... I'm currently 2 exams away from being a qualified accountant (graduate in October) Which is paid for by my work. Now the problem is : the other accountant here (qualified) one job grade higher than me is £11,000 a year better paid,…
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Newcastle Upon Tyne Discounted ILM Level 2 and 3 Management
Delivered at Newcastle Falcons Ground, Kingston Park. Discounted ILM Level 2 Award in Leadership and Team Skills and ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management. Book before 29-May-2015. Usual Price* Level 2 - £500 + VAT * Level 3 - £750 + VAT Discounted Price* Level 2 - £199 Inc VAT * Level 3 - £299 Inc VAT Delivered…
